O.C. residents named Disney ambassadors

Oct. 8, 2012

Updated Aug. 21, 2013 1:17 p.m.

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Megan Navarette, left, and Sachiko White ride in the back seat of a Disneyland Fire Department truck down MAin Street U.S.A. during a celebratory parade honoring the pair who were chosen to be the Disneyland Resort's Ambassadors for 2013 and 2014 Monday. JOSHUA SUDOCK, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Megan Navarette, left, and Sachiko White pose with Mickey Mouse in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle Monday. The pair were chosen to be the Disneyland Resort Ambassadors for 2013 and 2014. JOSHUA SUDOCK, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Megan Navarette, left, and Sachiko White ride in the back seat of a Disneyland Fire Department truck down Main Street U.S.A. during a celebratory parade honoring the pair who were chosen to be the Disneyland Resort's Ambassadors for 2013 and 2014 Monday. JOSHUA SUDOCK, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Megan Navarette, left, and Sachiko White congratulate each other front of Sleeping Beauty Castle during a ceremony in which they were named Disneyland Resort Ambassadors for 2013 and 2014. JOSHUA SUDOCK, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Megan Navarette, left, and Sachiko White ride in the back seat of a Disneyland Fire Department truck down Main Street U.S.A. during a celebratory parade honoring the pair who were chosen to be the Disneyland Resort's Ambassadors for 2013 and 2014 Monday. ///ADDITIONAL INFO: n.disney.ambassadors - 10/8/12 - PHOTO BY JOSHUA SUDOCK, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER - Disneyland inaugurated it's resort ambassadors for the 2013 and 2014 during a brief ceremony in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle Monday. Sachiko White and Megan Navarette were selected from a pannel of four finalists to represent the resort and its 23,000 cast members as the 2013-2014 Disneyland Resort Ambassador Team. The pair will continue a tradition started by Walt Disney in 1965 to help him with the numerous requests he received for media interviews, public appearances, and hosting VIP guests. Picture made at Disneyland in Anaheim Monday, October 8, 2012. JOSHUA SUDOCK, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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Megan Navarette, left, and Sachiko White celebrate with other resort leaders in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle during a ceremony in which the pair were named Disneyland Resort Ambassadors for 2013 and 2014. JOSHUA SUDOCK, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Megan Navarette, left, and Sachiko White ride in the back seat of a Disneyland Fire Department truck down MAin Street U.S.A. during a celebratory parade honoring the pair who were chosen to be the Disneyland Resort's Ambassadors for 2013 and 2014 Monday. JOSHUA SUDOCK, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

ANAHEIM – Two Orange County residents who work as entertainers at Disney's local parks will represent the company as its local ambassadors for two years starting Jan. 1.

On Monday, Sachiko White of Anaheim and Megan Navarette of Rancho Santa Margarita were announced as the winners of the elite roles during a ceremony in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland.

They will make public appearances, host high-profile visitors and conduct media interviews. The pair was selected out of about 80 applicants who are Disneyland Resort employees.

Sachiko White

At age 8, White got her first taste of Disneyland when her father's company put the family up at the Disneyland Hotel after they moved to Orange County.

White, 36, has worked on and off as a performer at the Disneyland Resort since 2009, currently as a Wilderness Explorer guide in the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail in Disney California Adventure. Previously, she worked in improv comedy at Second City Los Angeles.

"I just jumped on it," White said about the ambassador application. "It just felt right."

Megan Navarette

Navarette, 28, loved working at Disneyland so much that she commuted from her hometown, San Diego, for a year and a half before moving to Orange County.

A Disney employee since 2009, Navarette has worked as a pageant helper and parade performer; now, she is the Jaguar Queen in Mickey's Soundsational Parade at Disneyland. She also has entertained in the Fantasmic! show and helped with the park's educational program.

When she heard her name, Navarette held a hand over her mouth, grabbed her heart and dabbed her eyes.

"I've been thinking about this for two years," she said. "It's been my focus. It just seemed like the perfect opportunity."

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